False-negative dual-energy computed tomography in a patient with acute gout

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 138-141

  Glazebrook, Katrina N ^a   Kakar, Sanjeev ^a   Ida, Cristiane M ^a   Laurini, Javier A ^a   Moder, Kevin G ^a   Leng, Shuai ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual energy computed tomography; Gout; Tophaceous

Indexed keywords

ALLOPURINOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; URATE;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTER ASSITED TOMOGRAPHY; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GOUT; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFECTION; JOINT ASPIRATION; JOINT BIOPSY; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALLOPURINOL; ARTHRALGIA; BIOPSY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; GOUT; GOUT SUPPRESSANTS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URIC ACID;

EID: 84859759606     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: 15367355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318253aa5e     Document Type: Article

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